The Dying Matters Podcast

Oct 11 2021 16 ep. 41 mins 180

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“Let’s talk about it.” Death and dying is one of those topics that’s just hard to talk about. We know that we will all have to face it one day, but we put that “difficult” conversation off until tomorrow. Or the day after… Well it doesn’t have to be that way. The people we talk to on this podcast are people who do talk about it. They’re people who have learnt through personal experience how important it is to talk about our wishes before it’s too late, and they have a lot to say. Whether you’ve been bereaved, have a family member who’s approaching the end of life, want to support a friend, or just want to know how to start the conversation for yourself, this podcast is for you. Dying Matters is a part of Hospice UK (https://www.hospiceuk.org/) , the national charity for hospice care. Registered in England and Wales No. 2751549. Charity registered in England and Wales No. 1014851, and in Scotland No. SC041112.

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S3 Ep2: Challenging the status quo: racism in palliative care

Oct 11 2021 32 mins

Tracey Bleakley, CEO of Hospice UK, discusses the issue of racism in palliative care with Dr Jamilla Hussain, and how the hospice and wider end of life care sector must work together to address this.

Dr Rachel Clarke - Inside the NHS in a time of pandemic

Jan 31 2021 22 mins

Hospice UK’s Web Editor Leila Hawkins talks to Dr Rachel Clarke about her new book Breathtaking – Inside the NHS in a time of pandemic, about her experiences of working on the frontline during the first wave of the Covid-19 outbreak. The palliative care doctor describes the unwavering dedication of NHS staff, the pain of being in the second wave of the virus, and her hopes

S3 Ep1: Dr Rachel Clarke - Dear Life

Jan 29 2020 34 mins

ehospice editor Leila Hawkins talks with Dr Rachel Clarke, author of the book Dear Life, a powerful memoir about end of life care.

S2 Ep5: 'If death was a marathon you had to run, you'd do a few practise laps'. Kevin Toolis

Jul 09 2019 43 mins

Kevin Toolis has spent much of his career dealing with death, formerly as a journalist reporting and making films from conflict zones, but recently he started interrogating death and dying in a very personal way. He used his experiences with death to write ‘My Father’s Wake’, and reflect on how embracing the Irish way of dealing with death might help us to face our own mortal

S2 Ep4: 'I'm certain that people die how they live'. Greg Wise

Jun 24 2019 52 mins

Greg Wise is well known as an actor and producer, but recently he took up another occupation: trying to get people to talk more about death and dying. In this podcast, Greg shares his experience of becoming a full-time carer for his sister, Claire, after she was diagnosed with cancer, and what he learned from sitting by her bedside as she died. Greg's book: 'Not That Kind of Love

S2 Ep3: 'I've been associated with caring for over 10,000 people at the end of their lives.' Dr Kathryn Mannix

Jun 03 2019 45 mins

What can you learn from watching thousands of people die? When Dr Kathryn Mannix asked herself that question, she realised that she had a lot to offer beyond the normal scope of her job as a palliative care doctor, caring for people at the end of life. With four decades of clinical practice, Kathryn is uniquely placed to tell us what it is actually like to die, and in her book 'Wit

S2 Ep2: 'You have to face the fact: it's going to happen.' Gary Andrews

May 21 2019 36 mins

Gary Andrews didn't expect to have to face the fact of death as soon as he did. He was away on a business trip when his wife Joy died suddenly, and he and his two children had to face grief head on. As an illustrator and an animator, Gary had already been working on a 'Doodle a Day' series to share with friends and family. After Joy died, the drawings became a way to for him to

S2 Ep1: 'Dad, are you scared of dying?' Dr Rachel Clarke

May 13 2019 44 mins

For the first episode of our new season, we're talking to Dr Rachel Clarke, a palliative care doctor and former journalist who gained widespread notoriety as a leading campaigner in the junior doctors dispute of 2016. We chat to Rachel about what it's like to be a doctor who works with dying people every day, and why she believes it's so important for all of us to talk more open

S1 Ep8: What Can You Do in Your Community?

May 21 2018 34 mins

The theme of this year's Dying Matters Week was 'What Can You Do in Your Community?' It's a question we ask to challenge people to think about ways they can help the people in their lives to talk more openly about death and dying, and make plans for the end of life. Most Dying Matters events are structured with this goal in mind, but they will vary hugely depending on the community

S1 Ep7: Talking to young people about death and dying

May 16 2018 52 mins

Most of us are more likely to only start talking about death and dying as we get older - as the prospect gets nearer, more familiar, maybe even more relatable. However, as we all know, death doesn't just come for us at the end of a long life. It happens to the young too. Our guests this week passionately believe that it's really important to include the voices of young people in